Five countries account for over a third of global maternal deaths, Lancet study finds
Global progress slows despite long-term decline Worldwide, an estimated 240,000 women died from maternal causes in 2023, corresponding to a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 190.5 per 100,000 live births. This represents a decline of more than one-third from 321 in 1990, and a moderate reduction from 280,000 deaths in 2015, when the United Nations-mandated…